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Floyd Mayweather Jr. (c) def. Jesús Chávez: RTD 9/12 note 1: Super Bantamweight 122 lbs. Manny Pacquiao (c) vs. Agapito Sánchez (c) TD-D 6/12 note 2: Welterweight 147 lbs. Dmitry Salita: def. Miguel Mares TKO 3/4 Cruiserweight 190 lbs. Jorge Kahwagi: def. Perry Williams TKO 1/4 Light Heavyweight 175 lbs. Paul Briggs: def. James Green TKO 3/4 ...
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (né Sinclair; born February 24, 1977) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed between 1996 and 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and won 15 major world championships spanning five weight classes from super featherweight to light middleweight .
The fight was held at the Van Andel Arena in Mayweather's native Grand Rapids, Michigan, in what would prove to be the third and final time Mayweather would make a title defense in his hometown. Mayweather would state about his homecoming "It's always a joy to come back home and put on a show for the my fans, friends and relatives.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. had made his debut at super lightweight eight months prior on May 22, 2004, defeating DeMarcus Corley in a WBC super lightweight title eliminator to become the WBC's number-one contender and mandatory challenger to super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti, whom Mayweather had heavily pursued. [2]
Following his victory over Gatti, Mayweather engaged in negotiations with 2-time light middleweight champion Ronald "Winky" Wright that would see Mayweather jump up two weight classes and Wright, who was then fighting in the 160-pound middleweight division, drop back down to the 154-pound light middleweight division.
Mayweather-Gatti was one of the finest boxing performances of Mayweather's career and the top/most entertaining fight on this list because of the pure dominance displayed by Floyd in the TKO win ...
Mayweather has managed to make his millions through several high-profile fights, including a cool $240M in his record-breaking fight to Manny Pacquiao in 2015 (which amassed the highest number of ...
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